Bias-driven local density of states alterations and transport in ballistic molecular devices

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Deretzis, Ioannis ^a   La Magna, Antonino ^a  

^a CNR IMM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GREEN'S FUNCTION; PARAFFINS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LOCAL DENSITY OF STATES; MOLECULAR DEVICES; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; POISSON SOLVER;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 42949113514     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2905216     Document Type: Article

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